Plastic defence expression in plants

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 555-569

  Heil, Martin ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Compensation; Indirect defence; Induced resistance; Phenotypic plasticity; Priming; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; COMPENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FITNESS; MUTUALISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT DEFENSE; STABILIZATION; TOLERANCE;

EID: 77952599862     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-009-9348-7     Document Type: Article

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